"barter for weapons. They are impressed by Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), a veteran Cajun gunslinger, and approach him for advice. Chris suggests they instead hire gunfighters to defend the village, as ""men are cheaper than guns."" At first agreeing only to help them recruit men, Chris eventually decides to lead the group and, despite the meager pay offered, he finds five willing gunmen. The group includes the gunfighter Vin Tanner (Steve McQueen), who has gone broke after a round of gambling and resists local efforts to recruit him as a store clerk; Chris's friend Harry Luck (Brad Dexter), who assumes"
"reviews. McQueen's character, Bill Ringa, was never more comfortable than when driving at high speed—in this case in a jeep—or handling a switchblade or a tommy gun. After ""Never So Few"", the film's director John Sturges cast McQueen in his next movie, promising to ""give him the camera"". ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), in which he played Vin Tanner and co-starred with Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn, became McQueen's first major hit and led to his withdrawal from ""Wanted: Dead or Alive"". McQueen's focused portrayal of the taciturn second lead catapulted his career. His added"
"The Magnificent Seven (2016 film) The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, which in turn is a reimagining of the 1954 film ""Seven Samurai"". The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, and Peter Sarsgaard. It is the final film of composer James Horner, who died the previous year after composing part of the score; his friend Simon Franglen completed the music."
"Alan Vint Alan Richard Vint (November 11, 1944 – August 16, 2006) was an American character actor. Vint was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He appeared in a number of supporting roles during the 1970s in films such as ""The McMasters"" (1970), ""Two-Lane Blacktop"" (1971), ""The Panic in Needle Park"" (1971), ""Welcome Home, Soldier Boys"" (1971), ""Unholy Rollers"" (1972), ""Badlands"" (1973), ""Macon County Line"" (1974), ""Earthquake"" (1974), ""Breakout"" (1975), ""Checkered Flag or Crash"" (1977) and ""The Lady in Red"" (1979). He also made guest appearances on such television series as ""Centennial"", ""Police Story,"" ""Emergency!"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""Adam-12"", ""Lou Grant"" and ""Baretta""."
"Brad Dexter Brad Dexter (born Boris Michel Soso; April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002) was an American actor and film producer. He is known for tough-guy and western roles including the 1960 film ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960) and producing several films for Sidney J. Furie such as ""Lady Sings the Blues"". He is also known for a short marriage to Peggy Lee, a friendship with Marilyn Monroe and for saving Frank Sinatra from drowning. Dexter's tough-guy roles contrasted with his easy going and friendly real-life personality. Dexter was born Boris Michel Soso in Goldfield, Nevada, the second of three"
"arguably continued through his 1968 opus ""Once Upon a Time in the West"", starring Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards. ""The Magnificent Seven"" a 1960 American western film directed by John Sturges was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, ""Seven Samurai"". The 1960s were also about experimentation. With the explosion of light-weight and affordable cameras, the underground avant-garde film movement thrived. Canada's Michael Snow, Americans Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, and Jack Smith. Notable films in this genre are: ""Dog Star Man""; ""Scorpio Rising""; ""Wavelength""; ""Chelsea Girls""; ""Blow Job""; ""Vinyl""; ""Flaming Creatures"". Significant events in"
"Seven (1995 film) Seven (stylized as SE7EN) is a 1995 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley, R. Lee Ermey, and Kevin Spacey. It tells the story of David Mills (Pitt), a detective who partners with the retiring William Somerset (Freeman) to track down a serial killer (Spacey) who uses the seven deadly sins as a motif in his murders. The screenplay was influenced by the time Walker spent in New York City trying to make it as a writer. Principal"
"Horst Buchholz Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor and voice actor who appeared in more than sixty feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth he was sometimes called ""the German James Dean."" He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for his role as Chico in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), as a communist in Billy Wilder's ""One, Two, Three"" (1961) and as Dr. Lessing in ""Life Is Beautiful"" (1997). Horst Buchholz was born in Berlin, the son of Maria Hasenkamp. He never knew his biological father, but took the surname"
"of ""Rolling Stone"" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""The new Seven isn't aiming for cinema immortality. It's two hours of hardcore, shoot-em-up pow and it's entertaining as hell."" The Magnificent Seven (2016 film) The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, which in turn is a reimagining of the 1954 film ""Seven Samurai"". The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier,"
"Young Philadelphians"" (1959), receiving a nomination for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He next appeared as gunman Lee in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), a role he essentially reprised 20 years later in ""Battle Beyond the Stars"" (1980), both films adapted from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese samurai epic, ""Seven Samurai"". Vaughn was the last surviving member of those who portrayed The Magnificent Seven. He played a different role, Judge Oren Travis, on the 1998-2000 syndicated television series ""The Magnificent Seven"". In the 1963-64 season, Vaughn"
"Billy ""Green"" Bush William Warren Bush (born November 7, 1935) is an American actor, usually credited as Billy ""Green"" Bush and sometimes as Billy Greenbush. Bush is a character actor, typically projecting in his screen appearances the good-ol'-boy image. He portrays mostly sheriffs and state troopers, although in his repertoire there are the occasional villains. Bush's film work includes notable appearances in ""The Savage Seven"" (1968), ""Five Easy Pieces"" (1970), ""Monte Walsh"" (1970), ""The Jesus Trip"" (1971), ""The Organization"" (1971), ""Welcome Home, Soldier Boys"" (1972), ""The Culpepper Cattle Co."" (1972), ""40 Carats"" (1973), ""Electra Glide in Blue"" (1973) where his"
"in ""Never So Few"" (1959), his first of three films with John Sturges. In 1960, McQueen achieved stardom when he co-starred alongside Yul Brynner in Sturges' western, ""The Magnificent Seven"", which was based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film ""Seven Samurai"". After a series of unsuccessful films for the next two years, McQueen teamed up with Sturges again in the war drama ""The Great Escape"" (1963), where he played Virgil Hilts, a World War II prisoner of war who along with fellow Allied POWs makes an escape from a high security prisoner-of-war camp. It emerged as one of the highest-grossing films"
"films (""Raging Bull"" and ""Casino""), Pesci broke the same rib, 15 years apart. Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Vincent Gambini in ""My Cousin Vinny"" (1992), Harry Lime in ""Home Alone"" and """", as Leo Getz in the ""Lethal Weapon"" franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best"
"last film he appeared in before retiring in 2010. He has also appeared in numerous television series, most known for playing Mr. Freeze in two episodes of ""Batman"" in 1967. Eli Wallach credits The following is the filmography and credits for American actor Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014). He started acting in 1945 and is known for his film roles as Calvera in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), Tuco in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966), Napoleon in ""The Adventures of Gerard"" (1970), Cotton Weinberger in ""The Two Jakes"" (1990), Don Altobello in ""The Godfather"
"The Magnificent Seven (TV series) The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which was itself a remake of the Japanese film ""Seven Samurai"". The series premiered on January 3, 1998, and ran for two seasons on CBS, airing through July 3, 2000. The cast of ""The Magnificent Seven"" included Michael Biehn, Eric Close, and Ron Perlman. Robert Vaughn, who played one of the seven gunmen in the original 1960 movie, had a recurring role as a crusading judge on the series. Seven men from the western United States band together and form the"
"Vin Diesel Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), better known by his stage name Vin Diesel, is an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter. He is well known for his portrayals of Dominic Toretto in ""The Fast and the Furious"" film series, Richard B. Riddick in ""The Chronicles of Riddick"" series and Xander Cage in the ""xXx"" series. He is also a producer on sequels in these franchises, with his company One Race Films. Diesel has also starred in the comedy ""The Pacifier"" (2005) and the crime drama ""Find Me Guilty"" (2006). His voice-acting work includes ""The Iron Giant"" (1999)"
"Eli Wallach credits The following is the filmography and credits for American actor Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014). He started acting in 1945 and is known for his film roles as Calvera in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), Tuco in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966), Napoleon in ""The Adventures of Gerard"" (1970), Cotton Weinberger in ""The Two Jakes"" (1990), Don Altobello in ""The Godfather Part III"" (1990), Donald Fallon in ""The Associate"" (1996), Arthur Abbott in ""The Holiday"" (2006), Noah Dietrich in ""The Hoax"" (2007), and Julie Steinhardt in """" (2010), which was the"
"was cremated and is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Louis Calhern Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film ""The Magnificent Yankee"" (1950), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Calhern was born Carl Henry Vogt in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Eugene Adolf Vogt and Hubertina Friese Vogt, both of whom were natives of Germany. He had one sibling, a sister. His father was a tobacco dealer. His family left New York while"
"Matt Schulze Matthew Steven Schulze (born July 3, 1972) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Vince in ""The Fast and The Furious"" and ""Fast Five"". Schulze was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in St. Louis and has spent a good deal of time in the rough neighborhoods of East St. Louis. At age 16, he moved to Atlanta, where he had studied guitar at the prestigious Atlanta Institute of Music. He moved back to St. Louis at age 17 and taught guitar for a year. He moved to Los Angeles"
"the magnificent seven, of the 1960 John Sturges western. Easy to start with: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, and Horst Buchholz. But if Brad Dexter... is usually the last to be mentioned, it is mainly because of the fame of the others; actually, he was rather good as the most mercenary of the septet. ... the cool and taciturn Harry Luck... The film's success did not immediately benefit Dexter's career: he returned to television, guest starring in ""The Aquanauts"", ""Hawaiian Eye"", ""General Electric Theatre"", ""Tales of Wells Fargo"", ""Surfside 6"", ""The Investigators"", ""Death Valley Days"""
"Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Vincent Gambini in ""My Cousin Vinny"" (1992), Harry Lime in ""Home Alone"" and """", as Leo Getz in the ""Lethal Weapon"" franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic gangster Tommy DeVito (based on"
"and Joe DiMaggio. Also, Lou Gehrig, who was already weakened by illness, gave him the last bat he used to hit a home run before his retirement. During part of the 1950s, Bing ran ""Teddy's Restaurant"" in Newport, New Hampshire, where a co-working waitress, Alfreda Couitt (Barney), introduced Bing to his future wife, Louise. Russell made his debut in the film ""Cavalry Patrol"", and had some uncredited roles in his early career. Best known as Deputy Clem Foster on ""Bonanza"" (1959) and Robert in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), he guest starred in episodes of many television series, including ""Playhouse 90"","
"Fred Gwynne Frederick Hubbard Gwynne (July 10, 1926July 2, 1993) was an American actor, artist and author. Gwynne was best known for his roles in the 1960s sitcoms ""Car 54, Where Are You?"" and as Herman Munster in ""The Munsters"", as well as his later roles in ""The Cotton Club,"" ""Pet Sematary"" and ""My Cousin Vinny"". Fred Gwynne was born on July 10, 1926, in New York City, son of Frederick Walker Gwynne, a partner in the securities firm Gwynne Brothers, and his wife, Dorothy (Ficken). His paternal grandfather was an Episcopal priest born in Camus, near Strabane, County Tyrone,"
"John Fiedler John Donald Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor and voice actor who was slight, balding, and bespectacled, with a distinctive, high-pitched voice. His career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio. Among his best-known roles are the nervous Juror #2 in ""12 Angry Men""; the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh productions; Vinnie, one of Oscar's poker cronies in the film ""The Odd Couple""; the government official Mr. Hengist who gets possessed by the spirit of Jack the Ripper on the """" episode ""Wolf in the Fold"", and"
"Louis Calhern Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film ""The Magnificent Yankee"" (1950), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Calhern was born Carl Henry Vogt in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Eugene Adolf Vogt and Hubertina Friese Vogt, both of whom were natives of Germany. He had one sibling, a sister. His father was a tobacco dealer. His family left New York while he was still a child and moved to St."
"appeared twice each on two other NBC westerns ""Tales of Wells Fargo"" with Dale Robertson, one episode in the role of Butch Cassidy, and ""The Restless Gun"" with John Payne in ""The Pawn"" and ""The Way Back"", the latter segment alongside ""Bonanza""'s Dan Blocker. Coburn's third film was a major breakthrough for him - as the knife-wielding Britt in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), directed by John Sturges for the Mirisch Company. Coburn was hired through the intervention of his friend, Robert Vaughn. During the 1960 to 1961 season, Coburn co-starred with Ralph Taeger and Joi Lansing in the NBC adventure/drama"
"Johnny Seven (actor) John Anthony Fetto, II (born February 23, 1926 – January 22, 2010), known professionally as Johnny Seven, was an American character actor who appeared in 26 films and approximately 600 television shows during his career, which spanned more than 40 years. His credits included a recurring role as Lt. Carl Reese on the 1968–1975 NBC television series ""Ironside"" and the 1960 film ""The Apartment"". Seven was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, who were Italian immigrants, also had five daughters. He began acting and singing as a teenager. He served with the United States Army in"
"film debut came in ""Rockabilly Baby"" (1957). In 1959, he signed a term contract with Warner Bros. On October 15, 1984, a week before his 48th birthday, Vinson committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot in Redondo Beach, California. Gary Vinson Gary Vinson (October 22, 1936 – October 15, 1984) was an American actor who appeared in significant roles in three television series of the 1960s: ""The Roaring 20s"", ""McHale's Navy"", and ""Pistols 'n' Petticoats"". Vinson was born in El Segundo, California. He graduated from El Segundo High School and El Camino Junior College. Vinson began acting in 1957. His television debut"
"on DVD on January 31, 2006, by MGM Home Entertainment. Guns of the Magnificent Seven Guns of the Magnificent Seven is a 1969 western, styled in the genre of a Zapata Western, the second sequel to the classic 1960 western action film, ""The Magnificent Seven"", itself based on Akira Kurosawa's ""Seven Samurai"" (1954). The film was directed by Paul Wendkos and produced by Vincent M. Fennelly. It stars George Kennedy as Chris Adams, the character Yul Brynner portrayed in the first two films. The additions to the cast to make up the ""new"" seven are Monte Markham, Bernie Casey, James"
"Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the ""Bill and Ted"" franchise (1989–1991); action thrillers ""Point Break"" (1991), ""Speed"" (1994), and the ""John Wick"" franchise; psychological thriller ""The Devil's Advocate"" (1997); supernatural thriller ""Constantine"" (2005); and science fiction/action series ""The Matrix"" (1999–2003). He has also appeared in dramatic films such as ""Dangerous Liaisons"" (1988), ""My Own Private Idaho"" (1991), and ""Little Buddha"" (1993), as well as the romantic horror ""Bram Stoker's Dracula"" (1992)."
"on May 22, 2007. They also released a complete series set on May 13, 2008. Won Nominations The Magnificent Seven (TV series) The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which was itself a remake of the Japanese film ""Seven Samurai"". The series premiered on January 3, 1998, and ran for two seasons on CBS, airing through July 3, 2000. The cast of ""The Magnificent Seven"" included Michael Biehn, Eric Close, and Ron Perlman. Robert Vaughn, who played one of the seven gunmen in the original 1960 movie, had a recurring role as a"
"the KGB, in six films between 1977 and 1987; and Richard Kiel as Jaws, in ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" and ""Moonraker"", assisting 007 in the latter film. Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American character actor and a life member of the Actors Studio. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles as a mysterious cowboy drifter in ""Guns of the Magnificent Seven"" (1969), and as a deputy sheriff in the western ""Wild Rovers"" (1971), before receiving worldwide fame for his iconic roles as a mafia hitman in ""Charley Varrick"" (1973),"
"Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in ""Min and Bill"" (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in ""Treasure Island"" (1934), as Pancho Villa in ""Viva Villa!"" (1934), and his titular role in ""The Champ"" (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio, making"